Welcome To The Sea Of Sand

Only Jane Yolen could write such a wonderful and poetic tribute to the beauties of the desert, where there is constant amazement to be found....Regan's paintings are inviting and breathtaking. --- American Bookseller

Text and pictures together bring the world of the desert and all of its surprises to life.

Welcome! is an intermediate level course for people who need to use or who are preparing to use English in their day-to-day work in the tourism, hospitality and travel industries. Welcome! is for people working or planning to work in the tourism, hospitality and travel industries. The core language skills are developed through a wide range of work-related tasks. Particular emphasis is placed on realistic and integrated communication tasks which give students the opportunity to build confidence and improve fluency. The second edition includes updated content, extensive practice in writing emails and further communication activities aimed specifically at busy professionals.

Yet I knew even then that this whole Melbourne to London thing was over the top. It was quite outrageous. Utterly preposterous. But I was a gonertotally, hopelessly bitten. Having an adventure is easy. Step 1drive down ones street. Step 2keep driving. Step 3stop at London! Welcome to Our World is about a comfortably settled David Gairns and his teenage son Will on one extraordinary drive from Melbourne, Australia to London, England through Asia in 2010. The spark that started it, their hopes, their dreams, their doubts and stresses are all here. It tells of Wills girlfriend Lauren who just kept on popping up and of father and son bonding or not bonding at all, as so happens. It is about a real journey and a life journey, of acting the fool and finding a life. Of the highs and the lows and of the joy of being alive, of so many generous strangers who helped along the way. They hope you enjoy the drive, the experience, the journey and the adventures they encountered everywhere.

Sea, Sand and Sunshine are the elements of the pleasant memories of Alan Hunt's time spent in Libya, from the first glimpses of the Mediterranean Sea's clear blue waters to the Libyan Sahara Desert's bright white sands, and the endless reaches of blue sky as seen from ESSO's Convair aircraft on his first venture abroad. Join him as he explores, through sketches, photos and descriptive stories, the mystic Middle East and the lasting memories, actions, and incidents, both amusing and serious, with his fellow compatriots.